Chester Village News Roundup and Local Happenings
Local notes report Mrs Floyd Quick improving at home in Montgomery and several residents visiting New York, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. Dated county items cover illness, social visits, a new card club formation, foundation work on a station, and a Queen Katherine Circle charitable box shipment to Tivoli.
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Jale
Williams
Oeborne
Pascaic
N. J
New York
Rit
Smith Miller
Mra
Hichard
Kipp
Lottie Babcock
James Demerest
Sadie Hawking
Bella Demerest
Erie Conkilh
Demerest
Detaurt
New York ‘City
Maybrooks
Washingtonville
Annie ‘Regan
Bo Bull
Ghortes
Peetaurt
Snyder
Okahoma
Anna.Noonan
Ely
Ruth Wood
New York City
G. F. Wood
Richard Delafield
Brook Farm
George
Kinnay
Mr.Kinnay
Allentown
Kathryn
Harry L. Murray
C. P. Smith
William Osborne
Tivoli
the Hudson
Entertainment at Scotchtown Christmas program delights children
Scotchtown hosted a 2 o clock Christmas program featuring recitations by Katherine Carmody Lydia Peck Evelyn Bogardus Helend Schoonover Ina Spears and Albert Spears, readings like The Eye of St Nicholas, and a Santa Claus distribution led by Joseph Carmody. Teacher Mr Sin sab sough guided the event as school closes for vacation until January 4. A church Christmas program is planned for December 24 by the Sebbarn echoot.
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Scotchtown
Belday
Ternoonth
Astrid
Mathers
Katherine Carmody
Dolly
Inseu
Eye of St. Nicholas
Lydia Peck
Evelyn Bogardus
Helend Schoonover
Sebbarn Echoot
Matt Shay Crew Injured In Locomotive Fire Incident
Michael Bucker and Henry Crawley sustained burns aboard the Matt Shay locomotive on the Susquehanna Division. A torch ignited a blaze in the firebox, exploding and injuring both men. Crawley faces two weeks of recovery while Backel was also burned.
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Bicure
Michael Bucker
Henry Crawley
Matt Shay
Monster Erie
Susquetesana
Backel
Crawley
Goelett to Hold New Year's Trot
Goelet invites guests to his Gleamers home five miles from town for a New Year’s Day trot. Notable attendees include Richard Deladeld A Kilkiey Gosset W K Dickarson and John B Townsend. Feebeeag paper noted for its watermark.
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Goelet
Snieriain
Thoee
Richard Deladeld
A. Kilkiey
Mr. Gosset
W. K. Diccarson
John B. Townsend
Assistants of P M to Stay in Post Office Bill Debate
The house considers a bill to abolish the office of assistant postmaster and create two departments for finance and mail. Many believe current assistant postmasters would become superintendents, likely over finance or mail, preserving experienced staff rather than cutting them.
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Burleson
Christmas events planned in Greenville community
Greenville notes a Christmas entertainment Monday December 8 at the E Sund school and a Minisink Club annual masquerade dance on Wednesday evening December 93, with residents urged to attend and join in the festivities.
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Greenville
Death in Moodna siphon accident at Cornwall on Hudson
James P. Kenberry of Cornwall on Hudson died yesterday at Luke's Hospital after being mortally injured in the Moodna siphon shaft seven accident Thursday afternoon. He worked for Oncar Daniels Company of New York, the contractor on the alteration project. Other workers Mennehy Hogans and Ralph Hoskin were injured. Hoskin remains in hospital with multiple injuries and may recover.
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Newburgh
James P. Kenbery
Cornwall on-Hudson
T -Luke’s Hospital
Cornwall
Oncar Daniels Compény
New York
Dillon Plans to Cut Food Prices in Statewide Tour
John J. Dillon heads a new state food and markets department touring communities to promote modern public markets. He argues direct farm sales can cut prices to 76 percent of retail, while farmers gain 20 percent above wholesale returns. current distribution takes 66 cents of every dollar. He aims to organize local farmers cooperatives with close delivery markets near cities to reduce distribution costs to 40 cents.
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John J
Dillon
Atale Food and Market Department
Dillon Afford
Dozen Applicants Granted Naturalization At Newburgh
Justice Tompkins presided at Special Term granting naturalization papers to eight dozen applicants. Several petitions were dismissed or adjourned including Rev A J Wilson and Robt Moore. Admitted citizens included Antonia Cirollo Albert Provenzano William O Rourke Emil Lebrentz Isidore Ruppert Michael Richardson and Dr Percy R Ashplant among others.
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Newburgh
Justice Tompkins
A. J. Wilson
Church of Our Father
Egain
United States
Robert Moore
David Levinson
Ludwig Kerre
Pasquare
Lies
Drowned boy on ice at Pelham reservoir in Mount Vernon
Clarence Gore an eleven year old boy slipped through rubber ties on the ice at Pelham reservoir and drowned. Three companions formed a chain to pull him out but the ice broke again. The body was recovered. Names La Rose James Peacock Joseph Angus Alex Previd Peter H Ralph. Court session notes a young man declaring four years service in the U. S. army and becoming a citizen.
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Mount Vernon
Pelham Reservoir
Clarence Gore
Clarence
United States
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